New York Middle Market Firms: Your Guidance is Appreciated

IB Analyst 1 here...Your guidance would be appreciated:

1.  Which NY Middle Market PE and Credit firms tend to:

-Recruit from middle-tier IBs?

-Value internal retention/promotion for Associates (rather than do the time and leave)?

-Maintain a good culture?

2.  Which headhunters recruit for these firms? On-cycle?  Off-cycle?

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